After approximately one month of work, DEP completed a post-demolition inspection on June 25, Ferson said.

He said this week the agency issued the waiver demolition permits to Great Northern Site Corp. of Everett.

An entity called Somerset Riverside 1606 LLC, registered in Everett with William Thibeault as the principal, purchased the power plant property for $2.55 million dollars through a bankruptcy foreclosure on March 7.

They own another 16.9 acres with oil holding tanks, which is mostly undeveloped, on the other side Riverside Avenue.

Efforts to clarify the different ownership listings were unsuccessful Wednesday during brief phone conversations with two of Thibeault’s lawyers, Anthony Rossi and Richard Bennett.

Ferson confirmed the identified waivers that Town Administrator Dennis Luttrell said he received from Bennett in an email more than a month ago.

Luttrell showed waiver listings for a catwalk/silo, coal conveyor, a warehouse, salt shed and a unit for oxygen storage, with the DEP waiver numbers.

Luttrell said he has requested copies of the waiver permits from Ed Burke, a DEP field officer working on the case, but he hasn’t received them.

A Herald News request to obtain copies from DEP is pending.

Rossi, Thibeault’s lawyer, said the waiver permits also have been filed with the Somerset Board of Health. Efforts to confirm that were unsuccessful.

Ferson said the main power plant silos were not part of the demolition permits the state issued. He said DEP inspected the premises to ensure demolition structures did not contain asbestos.

With heavy equipment removing and bringing materials to the site in May and June, demolition of a towering crane drew the attention of residents.

Luttrell said the town determined the crane was classified as “equipment” and not a structure and could, therefore, be removed without a town demolition permit.

The owners applied to the town building department for demolition permits in early April and were denied.

Town officials have said they would not issue any permits to Somerset Riverside 1606 LLC until tax obligations and a tax payment plan were in place.

Town officials have continually responded to questions from citizens asking how this demolition work has continued while the owners are significantly delinquent in taxes.

According to Tax Collector Lisa Viana, with the last quarterly tax bill of $51,727 due Aug. 1, more than $500,000 is owed in taxes.